Thread: I need help for installing mysql

hi,

new ubuntu , linux. want use eclipse , mysql on ubuntu. whenever try install mysql face errors on terminal


useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /nonexistent -g mysql -s /bin/false -u 114 mysql' returned error code 1. exiting.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.54-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
selecting deselected package libmysqlclient-dev.
unpacking libmysqlclient-dev (from .../libmysqlclient-dev_5.1.54-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
selecting deselected package mysql-client.
unpacking mysql-client (from .../mysql-client_5.1.54-1ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
selecting deselected package mysql-server.
unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.1.54-1ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
processing triggers man-db ...
errors encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.54-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
n: ignoring file 'google-chrome.list.save' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' has invalid filename extension
n: ignoring file 'fredp-ppa-natty.list.save' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' has invalid filename extension
n: ignoring file 'playdeb.list.save' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' has invalid filename extension
e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1)


in end if click on software center face dialog box, says 1 of package broken.. tried uninstall broken package(of course broken package mysql, says) , couldn't rid of that. result cannot use mysql cannot uninstall mysql.

hi,

installing root or sudo privileges?

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